Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upSt. Louis · Aug 11
Drop offKansas City · Aug 17
Total miles291 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
Hotel
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inTue, Aug 11
Check-outWed, Aug 12
First pitch7:45 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Tuesday, August 11
First pitch at 7:45 PM ET — St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium tonight. Don't leave without St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli.
Stop 01 of 02
St. Louis, MO · Tue Aug 11
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals · MLB
7:45 PM ET
vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Must Eat at the Park
St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli
Pasta filled with meat, breaded and deep-fried, served with marinara dipping sauce — a St. Louis original.
Local Beer
Busch Beer
The stadium is literally named for this beer. Historically appropriate in every way.
Anheuser-Busch
Musial, Gibson, and the Cardinal Way
Pilgrim Notes · St. Louis Baseball History
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inTue, Aug 11
Check-outWed, Aug 12
First pitch tomorrow at 7:40 PM ET. Leave by 1:09 PM.
Mon Morning
When to Depart
Leave by1:09 PM
Drive to Kansas City291 mi · 5h
Game time7:40 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · St. Louis, MO
Before You Hit the Road
Goody Goody Diner
St. Louis breakfast institution. Pancakes and biscuits-and-gravy have anchored pre-Cardinals mornings for decades. No-nonsense diner that has stayed exactly itself while the city changed around it.
Pancakes + bacon + coffee
Open 7 AM–2 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +15 min
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Route 66
The Route 66 frozen custard stand held upside-down to prove its thickness since 1941.
St. Louis, MO · 15 min detourSt. Louis → Kansas City
291 mi · 5h · regional run
DAY 7
Monday, August 17
First pitch at 7:40 PM ET — Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Route 66 is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Kansas City, MO · Mon Aug 17
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals · MLB
7:40 PM ET
vs. Athletics
Must Eat at the Park
KC Burnt Ends
Kansas City-style burnt ends — the crispy, caramelized points of a smoked brisket. The defining food of KC BBQ.
Local Beer
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
Kansas City's defining craft brewery. The Unfiltered Wheat is a KC staple at the K.
Boulevard Brewing
George Brett and the Pine Tar Game
Pilgrim Notes · Kansas City Baseball History
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 6 nights (avg $155)$930
Fuel · 291 mi at $0.18/mi$52
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$1,174
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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